For those who like to get ahead of the game when it comes to booking their travels, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have announced their first-ever winter sun programme from London Luton Airport for Winter 2025/26.
This marks a milestone for the airline and tour operator as the London-based airport is their newest and 13th UK base.
The programme brings welcome news for holidaymakers across London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire, who will now have access to winter sun destinations through the leisure airline and UK’s largest tour operator.
The winter programme will feature eight sunny destinations across four popular holiday regions.
The Canary Islands offering includes flights to Tenerife, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura
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The Canary Islands offering includes flights to Tenerife, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura.
Mainland Spain will be represented by Alicante, while Turkey’s Mediterranean coast is accessible through flights to Antalya.
For those eager to visit Portugal, Portuguese destinations include both mainland Faro and the island of Madeira.
These routes will provide holidaymakers with flexibility and choice when booking their winter sunshine breaks, with both flight-only and package holiday options available.
And for their inaugural winter season at London Luton Airport, Jet2.com and Jet2holidays are offering over 140,000 seats for sale.
The programme will feature up to 19 weekly departing flights during peak periods.
Operations will be supported by two brand-new Airbus A321neo aircraft, which will serve both package holidaymakers and leisure flight customers alike.
Jet2’s 25/26 Winter Sun programme from London Luton Airport
- Tenerife: Four weekly services (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday) year-round
- Lanzarote: Three weekly services (Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday) year-round
- Gran Canaria: Two weekly services (Monday and Friday) year-round
- Fuerteventura: Two weekly services (Wednesday and Sunday) year-round
- Alicante: Two weekly services (Thursday and Sunday) from early November until November 30, 2025, increasing to three weekly services (Thursday, Saturday and Sunday) from 12th February 2026
- Antalya: Weekly Saturday services operating year-round, with additional Wednesday services available between February 18 and March 19 2026
- Faro: Two weekly services (Monday and Friday) operating until November 3, 2025 and restarting again from February 13, 2026
- Madeira: Weekly Monday services year-round
The airline’s VIP customer service will include convenient flight times and a 22kg baggage allowance for flight-only bookings.
Package holiday customers will receive additional benefits including two to five-star accommodation, in-resort Customer Helpers, transfers, free child places and ATOL protection.
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Holidaymakers can jet to Madeira, Portugal for some winter sunshine
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Commenting on the announcement, CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, Steve Heapy, stated: “The response to our arrival at London Luton Airport has been truly phenomenal, and we are delighted at how well the announcement has been received by customers, independent travel agents and the whole community.
“We have seen strong demand for our award-winning flights and holidays, so we are very pleased to be giving people even more choice by putting our first ever Winter Sun programme on sale from the new airport base for Winter 25/26, too.
“By launching our Winter Sun programme for 25/26 nice and early, we are giving holidaymakers the chance to book ahead and lock in their getaway, while spreading the cost. With so many holidaymakers wanting to swap the cold and rain of the UK in winter for some sunshine, we are expecting this new programme to sell quickly and be extremely popular.”
Chief Executive at London Luton Airport, Alberto Martin, also commented on London Luton and Jet2’s relationship. He said: “The arrival of Jet2 at London Luton Airport has created huge levels of excitement from our passengers who are set to benefit from improved choice and fares.
“The phenomenal response we have seen to Jet2’s exciting line-up of summer destinations illustrates the huge passenger demand for their flights and holidays at the airport and the announcement of this Winter Sun programme will be fantastic news for holidaymakers.”
Jet2’s announcement comes as the airline rolls out its “unrivalled” Christmas Markets programme for winter 24/25, allowing travellers to explore new destinations.
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